How to fix Wi-Fi disabled by Windows Mobility Center

I recall a very funny incident some years back. Its amazing how ‘not-funny’ they could be as at the time of occurrence but how hilarious they get over the years. A fellow student rushed into my room, soaked in his own tears. He said Windows (that is Microsoft ) had locked his Wireless (Wi-Fi) from their office (sounded really awkward) and had thus been unable to surf the internet at the school cafe for weeks. Many people had tried but couldn’t figure out the problem and had unanimously advised him to just format the PC (which wasn’t an option for him at the moment). He’d heard about us (Hovatek) from someone who’d heard from someone.

When trying to turn on Wi-FI, it kept showing Disabled by Windows Mobility Center . After less than 40 seconds on the PC, the error message disappeared and Wi-Fi came on. In this brief tutorial, We’ll be demystifying what happened in those 40 seconds.

What is Windows Mobility Center?

Windows Mobility Center— included on laptops running the Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions of Windows 7 and also Windows 8 —puts commonly used laptop settings in one spot so you can access them easily on the go. This means you can quickly access settings (for example, speaker volume, wireless network connection status, and display brightness) in Windows Mobility Center. All of these settings are in one location, so you save time and don’t need to remember where each setting is located. This is especially helpful when you need to quickly adjust laptop settings in different places—such as traveling from your desk to a meeting, or going from home to the airport.

How do I locate Windows Mobility Center ?

Click the Start button

Search for or click Control Panel

Click Mobile PC

Click Windows Mobility Center

A faster method is to press the Windows button or Start menu and search for Windows Mobility Center

What can I do in Windows Mobility Center?

Here are some of the settings you might find in Mobility Center (remember that not all settings are available on all laptops)

Sync Center: View the status of an in-progress file sync, start a new sync, set up a sync partnership, or change your settings in Sync Center

Presentation Settings: Connect your laptop to a projector, and then click Turn on to get your computer ready to display a presentation. Your laptop will stay awake, and system notifications will be turned off.

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One comment on “How to fix Wi-Fi disabled by Windows Mobility Center”

Brett Silbert

Thank you so much this helped me soooo much because I have been not able to connect to Wifi for the last couple of days so now that I have it back for my work computer this really is going to help me get back to work!!!